Marguerite DUDEVOIR

Born

10 July 1737 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

1 July 1786 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 10 July 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite DUDEVOIR

Father

Philippe DUDEVOIR

Mother

Marguerite DUBREUIL

Grandparents of Marguerite DUDEVOIR

Paternal grandparents

Claude DUDEVOIR Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents

Claude DUBREUIL Elisabeth BOESME

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married François POIRIER 7 February 1757 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François POIRIER was born 29 June 1727 in Chambly, Canada, New France . François died 12 July 1789 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . François was the child of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS.

Marguerite DUDEVOIR died 1 July 1786 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DUDEVOIR

Marguerite DUDEVOIR married

François POIRIER
Marriage date: 7 February 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
François POIRIER was the child of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS

Children of François POIRIER and Marguerite DUDEVOIR

Francoise POIRIER

Born: 10 September 1778, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 September 1854, La Présentation, Canada East

Married: Francois PHANEUF 6 October 1806 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
10 July 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUDEVOIR and François POIRIER 7 February 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1778 Birth of Child
Francoise POIRIER was born 10 September 1778, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)